Korean chicken and beer make successful business

"We love chicken and beer and we wanted to sell something we love," Lee says.

Jun Lee, co-founder of Gami Chicken & Beer Source: Simon Schluter

Sydney Morning Herald started with this words, 'Forget Kentucky Fried Chicken, the hottest chook in town is Korean fried chicken' in its report.

Lee says Korean food was the obvious choice but the friends wanted to do something different to what was currently on offer. 

'Why don't we do fried chicken? In Korea it's a very popular dish - fried chicken places are like the pub in Australia.' They thought.

The four friends have gone on to open 14 Gami Chicken & Beer stores, with the group turning over $16.3 million this year.  

The four friends will open Gami Chicken & Beer's first Sydney store in 2018 and are aiming to have 45 Gami Chicken & Beer stores Australia wide by 2020.

Fried chicken from Gami Chicken & Beer Source: Kristoffer Paulsen

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